Top 10 Foods That Increase Cancer Risk

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Nearly 1.5 million new cases of cancer were expected to be diagnosed last year–while 559,650 people were expected to die from the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. That’s more than 1,500 people a day–such a startling statistic. In the book Cancer: 101 Solutions to a Preventable Epidemic (New Society Publishers, 2007) the authors write that the Number 4 solution is to “Eat a Healthy Diet.” Listed within are the 10 Foods and Drinks to Limit or Eliminate:

1. All charred food, which create heterocyclic aromatic amines, known carcinogens. Even dark toast is suspect.

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Melissa Breyer is a writer and editor with a background in sustainable living, specializing in food, science and design. She is the co-author of True Food (National Geographic) and has edited and written for regional and
international books and periodicals, including The New York Times Magazine. Melissa lives in Brooklyn, NY.

I BELIEVE EVERY ONE OF THE FOODS WE RECEIVE FROM ANYWHERE SHOULD BE NATURAL AND HEALTHFUL AND AFFORDABLE. AND THERE SHOULD BE LAWS AGAINST POLLUTING OUR FOOD AND WATER SOURCES. AMERICA IS THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT USES 80,000 TOXIC CHEMICALS IN IT'S FOOD PRODUCTIONS, GROWTH, AND IT'S PRODUCTS.